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Sat, August 8, 2020 | 06:56

Landmark ruling against North

A local court made a landmark ruling Tuesday that North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un should pay 21 million won ($17,550) each in compensation to two former South Korean prisoners of war (POWs) for forced labor they endured while in captivity there. The ruling carries significant implications because it is the first time that a South Korean court has exercised its jurisdic...

Park Yoon-bae2020-07-08 17:16

Skyscrapers' economic windfalls

Government should not let Gangnam District monopolize development gains of GBCA debate has flared anew on how to share the development gains from the construction of Hyundai Motor's new headquarters, the Global Business Center (GBC), in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. It is not right for the Gangnam District, where the GBC is located, to seek a monopoly on the astronomical sum...

2020-07-07 17:37

Chance or crisis

North Korea's staunch avowal not to sit down face to face with the United States - a stance repeated on the same day U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun arrived in Seoul - at the very least shows that the country will only engage in dialogue that is different from that of the past two years.

Kim Ji-soo2020-07-07 17:37

Death of triathlete

A young triathlete took her own life June 26 after enduring years of abuse by her coach, physiotherapist and teammates. Right before her death, Choi Sook-hyun, 22, sent a message to her mother expressing her love and saying, “Please reveal their sins.”

Kim Ji-soo2020-07-06 17:12

Fears about second wave

Concern is growing that a second wave of COVID-19 infections might hit the world, and South Korea is not an exception as coronavirus cases are on a steadily rising curve. If these worries turn into reality, the pandemic will have a much more catastrophic impact on our lives than the first wave.

Park Yoon-bae2020-07-06 17:11

New security lineup

President Moon Jae-in's bigger-than-expected reshuffle of his security team sends the clearest message yet that he will restart the endangered Korea peace process and mediate U.S.-North Korean talks.

Kim Ji-soo2020-07-05 17:35

Unilateral passage

The National Assembly, unilaterally led by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, moved with considerable urgency to pass the government's third extra budget worth 35.1 trillion-won ($29.3 billion). The continuing COVID-19 epidemic and its economic fallout compelled the provision of the third supplementary spending plan.

Kim Ji-soo2020-07-05 17:30

Ensure political neutrality

No one can overemphasize the importance of the prosecution's neutrality and independence from political power. This explains why the government and the ruling party should refrain from interfering with investigations conducted by the law enforcement agency. Yet, the Moon Jae-in administration is doing the opposite to undermine the agency's neutrality.

Park Yoon-bae2020-07-03 17:13

Refrain from excessive demands

Negotiations on next year's minimum wage have already missed the legal deadline, and the chances of a breakdown are increasing. At the second meeting of the Minimum Wage Commission last week, Chairman Park Jun-shik asked representatives of employers and employees to submit their demands in the next session. But both labor and management have failed to come up with unified pro...

2020-07-03 17:00

Setback to tripartite dialogue

A lack of compromise has dealt a setback to the dialogue between unions, management and government. It is regrettable that one of the country's two umbrella unions boycotted a tripartite agreement on how to cooperate in riding out the socioeconomic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Park Yoon-bae2020-07-02 17:17

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